The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-08
AsssssoR WILLIAMS Ar rur unAp.
The Demserntso State Executive Co-nr>,tteo
Reaay for Werk-New Members.

The Demeerntto State Exeeutive Cornr,ittee
Ready for werk-New Members.
State Assessor James L. Williams Of
Pouehkeepslo was elected Chairman Of the
Democratic State Executive Committee yes-
terday. after the committee, which met in the
afternoon. had taken recess until evening to
find out whether there was anything In the
civil service laws Of the State to prevent q
State Assessor from serving In such post.
When ex-Mayor Cooper was Satisfied that there
was no legal obstacle, Mr.. Williams was elected
unanimously.
Mr. Williams was appointed State Assessor
by Gov. Cleveland, and is serving his second
term. He was elected District Attorney OF Re-
publican Duchess county some years ago. run
ming ahead Of his ticket. He IL an able. hard
working man, and in build resembles Deputy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Charles 3. Tabor. candidate
for Acknowledgement. He has wide aoQuaint-
ance over tho State. is popular. and 10 news
paper man. being one Of the editors and pro-
prietors Of tho Poughkeepsie Nc,os-Press.
The Executive Committee was to have met
at noon. but Chairman Murphy was DELAYED by
an accident to his train, and was not down from
Troy on time. Ex-Congressman G. O. B.
Walker Of the Executive Committee was Ill at
his home at Corning. and Editor Hinkley Of the
Graphic had his proxy. Assemblyman George
Kearney. District Attorney James W.. Ridgway
Of Brooklyn. Treasurer Cooper, Secretary Null
Ter; and other members q the Executive Com
at hand except State Treasurer Fitzgerald,
ankle sscretary q State Cook. Senator t Wem-
pie. candidate for COMPTROLLER. and Deputy At
suit with the State Committee over the conduct
OF the campaign.
hs for s sos.t Epqss
MMng gh sent ntx deSh I 70 Chairman
that paid better than the office. Of State Engi-
neer and surveyor. to which he was nomi-
he had teieeraphed refusal to allow bis name
b. declined sgsin. o State EnSInssr Enat6sn
af rhs result %ss ths
IN she was no s
and It was anno15ced BY the committee that
All the business OF the committee would
| have been quickly disposed Of but ex-Mayor
the committee were waiting, for Chairman
| Murphy 70 appear and raissd the point against
He wanted Charles +. MacLean put on the
| Executive Committee and made Chairman. II
Win nF On
| q Chairman until evening TO look up the law.
Chairman Murphy of tho State Committee
had been empowered to put four outsiders. not
members OF the State Committee on the Ex-
| ecutlve Committee, and ut q short session Of
| the committee In the afternoon he announced
three Of the four extra men as Assessor Will
the big Poughkeepsie bridge. and Roswell I.
liams was unanimously elected Chairman Of
| the Executive Committee, and Mr.. MacL Lean
| was appointed as the fourth extra committee
| man. That gtves the County Democracy three
| members OF the Executive Committee to Tam
manys one. There was some objection on that
The Westchester and Cayuga county con-
| testants asked the EXECUTIVE Committee to
| act upon their cases. The Westchester dis
pute is. between Supervisor Ryan: who re-
| ceived the. regular nomtn alton for Senator in
the Twelfth distrtct and Senator Nelson, who
q rs .ses s1
sention excluded. o. ersssfnsn RfaHMsckes
| asked tho Executive Committee to do s6fne-
thing to prevent the district from being lost.
| Mr.. Boyle suggested that the whole matter
| might be settled by giving tho Senator to Rock
land county. and having both Ryan and Nalson
Koci!and county has not had the Ssnator for
| twenty years, being continually outvoted By
Westchester county. The hochlahd county
| candidate this time was ex-AesemblymanJ ohn
! ". Felter. who was outyoted as usual BY West
| chester. county. The idea seemed to strike the
Executive Committee % good one. Both the
appear before the committee next Friday